A bibliometric analysis on global eHealth

Hua, Tian; Chen, Jie

doi:10.1177/20552076221091352

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“…However, health informatics is broader in scope, and our study focuses more on the emerging subfield of digital health literacy. In addition, a recent bibliometric analysis of global eHealth found that one of the frontier issues in global eHealth research is the eHealth Literacy Scale [ 26 ]. This coincides with the research on digital health literacy measurement tools summarized in this paper.…”

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Digital Health Literacy: Bibliometric Analysis

Yang¹,

Hu²,

Qi³

2022

J Med Internet Res

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Background Digital health is growing at a rapid pace, and digital health literacy has attracted increasing attention from the academic community. Objective The purposes of this study are to conduct a systematic bibliometric analysis on the field of digital health literacy and to understand the research context and trends in this field. Methods Methods: A total of 1955 scientific publications were collected from the Web of Science core collection. Institutional co-operation, journal co-citation, theme bursting, keyword co-occurrence, author co-operation, author co-citation, literature co-citation, and references in the field of digital health literacy were analyzed using the VOSviewer and CiteSpace knowledge mapping tools. Results The results demonstrate that the United States has the highest number of publications and citations in this field. The University of California System was first in terms of institutional contributions. The Journal of Medical Internet Research led in the number of publications, citations, and co-citations. Research areas of highly cited articles in the field of digital health literacy mainly include the definition and scale of health literacy, health literacy and health outcomes, health literacy and the digital divide, and the influencing factors of health literacy. Conclusions We summarized research progress in the field of digital health literacy and reveal the context, trends, and trending topics of digital health literacy research through statistical analysis and network visualization. We found that digital health literacy has a significant potential to improve health outcomes, bridge the digital divide, and reduce health inequalities. Our work can serve as a fundamental reference and directional guide for future research in this field.

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Digital Health Literacy: Bibliometric Analysis

Yang¹,

Hu²,

Qi³

2022

J Med Internet Res

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“…We included the three most popular published databases: PubMed, Web of Science, and Scopus. Therefore, our results are more inclusive as compared to prior studies, which focused on only one of the aforementioned databases ( 34 , 35 , 46 ). To our knowledge, this is the first study to provide a comprehensive picture of the HL tools used in observational and interventional studies related to heart diseases.…”

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“…The questionnaire was developed by Norman et al to measure patients’ knowledge and perceived skills related to researching, criticizing, and adopting electronic health information related to health problems ( 45 ). Recent bibliometric research demonstrates that eHealth is becoming a trending issue, with the number of studies rapidly growing over the past 5 years, particularly during the COVID-19 epidemic ( 46 ). Therefore, further studies investigating the role of eHealth Literacy in specific heart diseases would be essential.…”

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Insight into global research on health literacy and heart diseases: A bibliometric analysis

Huy

Truong

Hoang

et al. 2022

Front. Cardiovasc. Med.

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BackgroundHealth literacy (HL) has shown its important role on reducing the burden of heart diseases. However, no study has provided a comprehensive worldwide view of the data regarding HL and heart diseases. The study aimed to provide insight into: (1) the intellectual structure, (2) research trends, and (3) research gaps on HL and heart diseases; and (4) to explore HL scales commonly utilized in heart studies.Materials and methodsStudies related to HL and heart diseases were retrieved from Web of Science, Scopus, and PubMed. All publications published between 2000 and 2021 were included after conducting keyword searches on “heart diseases” in general or on specific types of heart diseases (e.g., “heart failure”) and “health literacy”. Bibliometric analyses were carried out using the Bibliometrix R package and VOSviewer 1.6.14.FindingsA total of 388 original research articles and reviews on HL and heart diseases were included in our study. The studies were primarily conducted in the United States and developed countries. A total of 337 studies (86.9%) focused on heart failure (200 studies, 51.5%) and ischemic heart diseases (137 studies, 35.3%). Sixty-two studies (16.0%) focused on other heart diseases (e.g., valvular diseases and rheumatic heart diseases). The number of interventional studies was limited (52 studies, 13.4%) and fluctuated from 2000 to 2021. The most common questionnaires measuring health literacy among patients with heart diseases were the Test of Functional Health Literacy in Adults (TOFHLA), Short Test of Functional Health Literacy in Adults (STOFHLA), and Brief Health Literacy Screen (BHLS). Use of the eHealth Literacy Scale (eHEALS) has become the latest trend among patients with heart diseases.ConclusionHealth literacy and heart diseases were most often studied in the United States and developed countries. Several HL tools were used; eHEALS has been lately used in this field. These findings suggest the need to conduct more empirical studies on HL and heart diseases in different settings (e.g., developing or poor countries) and with different types of heart diseases (e.g., valvular and rheumatic disorders). Additionally, it is necessary to develop heart disease-specified HL scales for research and practice.

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“…We also note that the top ten journals belong to the United States, the United Kingdom, the Netherlands, and Switzerland, respectively. The reason may be that the above European and North American countries are the main forces of international cooperation, 60 suggesting that Asian countries are supposed to strengthen the advancement of international journals 61 and introduce more and better articles to promote the development of high-quality journals. 62 …”

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Global Trends and Hotspots on Microglia Associated with Pain from 2002 to 2022: A Bibliometric Analysis

Dong¹,

Li²,

Hui³

et al. 2023

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Background Researchers have made significant progress in microglia associated with pain in recent years. However, more relevant bibliometric analyses are still needed on trends and directions in this field. The aim of this study is to provide a comprehensive perspective and to predict future directions of pain-related microglia research via bibliometric tools. Methods English articles and reviews related with pain and microglia were extracted from the Web of Science core collection (WosCC) database between 2002 to 2022. Bibliometric tools such as VOSviewer, CiteSpace, and Bibliometrix R package were used to analyze publication characteristics, countries, authors, institutions, journals, research hotspots, and trend topics. Results A total of 2761 articles were included in this analysis. Research on microglia associated with pain has increased significantly over the last two decades. China (n = 1020, 36.94%) and the United States (n = 751, 27.20%) contributed the most in terms of publications and citations, respectively. Kyushu University published the most articles in this field compared to other institutions, and Professor Inoue Kazuhide (n = 54) at this university made outstanding contributions in this field. Molecular Pain (n = 113) was the journal with the most publication, while Journal of Neuroscience had the highest number of citations. According to the authors keywords analysis, the research in this area can be summarized into 7 clusters such as “microglia activation pathways”, “pain treatment research”, “mental symptoms of chronic pain”, and so on. Conclusion This study provides a comprehensive analysis of pain-related microglia research in the past two decades. We identified the countries, institutions, scholars, and journals with the highest number of publications and the most influence in the field, and the research trends identified in this paper may provide new insights for future research.

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A bibliometric analysis on global eHealth

Cited by 9 publications

References 57 publications

Digital Health Literacy: Bibliometric Analysis

Digital Health Literacy: Bibliometric Analysis

Insight into global research on health literacy and heart diseases: A bibliometric analysis

Global Trends and Hotspots on Microglia Associated with Pain from 2002 to 2022: A Bibliometric Analysis

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